Schiphol Airport

Schiphol is the biggest airport in the Netherlands, located 21 km from Amsterdam.

There are a total of 85 airlines that fly to the Netherlands’ largest airport.

Here are the airlines that travel to Schiphol from Spain: Transavia, Iberia, KLM, Swiss, Alitalia, Vueling.

More than 71 million passengers passed through this airport in 2019, before the pandemic. The yearly number of flights exceeded 496,000.

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Schiphol Airport near Amsterdam
Schiphol Airport near Amsterdam

Getting from Schiphol to Rotterdam

Train

The train is the best option in terms of frequency and speed. It’s important to know that when going from Amsterdam to Rotterdam by train, you have two choices, with different routes and prices.

Intercity Direct

The first and most comfortable option is to choose the Intercity Direct, which, as the name suggests, is a direct train. It departs from Amsterdam Central Station and only stops at Schiphol Airport before reaching Rotterdam Central Station. Of course, being the quickest and most convenient option, it’s also the most expensive way to travel from Amsterdam to Rotterdam. The journey takes 30 minutes and costs 18 euros.

You can buy tickets online or directly from the station machines.

Sprinter or Intercity

Another option to travel from Amsterdam to Rotterdam by train is to opt for the Sprinter or Intercity trains (non-direct). The journey takes about an hour and costs around 15 euros.

Bus

The most affordable option to go from Schiphol to Rotterdam is the bus service provided by Flixbus. Although they don’t have as many departures as trains, there are two buses daily in the morning and four in the afternoon. This bus departs from Sloterdijk Train Station, which is located outside of Amsterdam, so you’ll need to take public transport to get there.

The approximate travel time is 1 hour and 20 minutes. Ticket prices range from 5 to 10 euros. The buses are very comfortable and have onboard Wi-Fi.

Other options to get to Rotterdam

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